EP3295514B1 - Verfahren, schaltungen, vorrichtungen, anordnungen und systeme für drahtlose kommunikation - Google Patents

Verfahren, schaltungen, vorrichtungen, anordnungen und systeme für drahtlose kommunikation Download PDF

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EP3295514B1
EP3295514B1 EP16792264.0A EP16792264A EP3295514B1 EP 3295514 B1 EP3295514 B1 EP 3295514B1 EP 16792264 A EP16792264 A EP 16792264A EP 3295514 B1 EP3295514 B1 EP 3295514B1
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    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/24—Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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    • H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
    • H01Q5/40—Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements
    • H01Q5/42—Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements using two or more imbricated arrays

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  • the present invention generally relates to the field of wireless communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods, circuits, devices, assemblies and systems for facilitating wireless communication, both satellite and terrestrial.
  • An antenna (plural antennae or antennas), or aerial, is an electrical device which converts electric power into electromagnetic energy such as radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter and/or a radio receiver to communicate information between points not connected by an electrical conductor.
  • a radio transmitter supplies an electric current oscillating at radio frequency (i.e. a high frequency alternating current (AC)) to the antenna's terminals, and the antenna radiates the energy from the current as electromagnetic waves (radio waves).
  • an antenna intercepts some of the power of an electromagnetic wave in order to produce a tiny voltage at its terminals that is applied to an amplifier of a receiver.
  • radio frequency i.e. a high frequency alternating current (AC)
  • an antenna consists of an arrangement of metallic conductors (elements), electrically connected (often through a transmission line) to the receiver or transmitter.
  • An oscillating current of electrons forced through the antenna by a transmitter will create an oscillating magnetic field around the antenna elements, while the charge of the electrons also creates an oscillating electric field along the elements.
  • These time-varying fields radiate away from the antenna into space as a moving transverse electromagnetic field wave.
  • the oscillating electric and magnetic fields of an incoming radio wave exert force on the electrons in the antenna elements, causing them to move back and forth, creating oscillating currents in the antenna.
  • Antennas can be designed to transmit and receive radio waves in all horizontal directions equally (omnidirectional antennas), or preferentially in a particular direction (directional or high gain antennas).
  • an antenna may also include additional elements or surfaces with no electrical connection to the transmitter or receiver, such as parasitic elements, parabolic reflectors or horns, which serve to direct the radio waves into a beam or other desired radiation pattern.
  • Fig. 2A shows a set of directional antenna designs utilizing one or more RF reflectors in order to concentrate RF radiation arriving from a specific direction onto an opening of an RF receiver.
  • Antennas are essential components of all wireless communication equipment, receivers and transmitters, used as part of systems for radio broadcasting, broadcast television, two-way radio, communications receivers, radar, cell phones, and satellite communications, as well as other devices such as garage door openers, wireless microphones, Bluetooth-enabled devices, wireless computer networks, baby monitors, and RFID tags on merchandise.
  • Wi-Fi is a wireless local area network that enables portable computing devices to connect easily to the Internet.
  • Fig. 1A shows two ground stations communicating though a satellite relay.
  • Fig. 1B shows a satellite acting as a signal relay between multiple terrestrial ground-stations geographically dispersed across the United States.
  • VSAT very small aperture terminal
  • a very small aperture terminal is a two-way satellite ground station or a stabilized maritime VSAT antenna with an antenna that is smaller than 3 meters.
  • the majority of VSAT antennas range from 75 cm to 1.2 m.
  • Data rates range from 4 kbit/s up to 4 Mbit/s and higher.
  • New modulation technologies are pushing the limits of uplink and downlink speeds.
  • VSATs usually access satellites in geosynchronous orbits.
  • VSATs can be used to transmit narrowband data (e.g., point-of-sale transactions using credit cards, polling or RFID data, or SCADA), or broadband data (for the provision of satellite Internet access to remote locations, VoIP or video).
  • VSATs are also used for transportable, on-the-move or mobile maritime communications.
  • the antenna designs from Fig. 2A may be used as VSATs.
  • Fig. 2B includes a set of antenna array designs, which antenna arrays may also provide either fixed or steerable directivity for both reception and transmission of RF.
  • antenna arrays can be quite large, depending upon the number and relative placement of the antenna array elements. Typically, the larger the placement between antennas or antenna elements of an array the better directivity is achievable. There is, however, a need in the field of wireless communication for improved directivity with smaller form factors.
  • Document WO2009/150609A1 discloses a micro-strip planar array antenna for satellite telecommunications.
  • One disadvantage of this embodiment is that it does not allow a high integration density.
  • Document US2002/0014991A1 discloses a flat-plate duel band array antenna.
  • Document US2012/0119954A1 discloses a dual-polarized dual-feeding planar antenna.
  • an antenna array comprised of a set of individual antenna elements used for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic signals, such as radio waves (RF).
  • Antenna elements of an antenna according to embodiments may be electrically interconnected according to an arrangement or pattern which induces electrical current flow distribution through respective antenna elements according to an amplitude and/or phase relationship which causes the array of antenna elements to act as a single antenna with directional characteristics, such that the antenna has relatively higher transmission or reception gain in a specific direction than in other directions.
  • An antenna element array according to embodiments may be arranged and/or configured to use electromagnetic wave interference to enhance a radiative signal in a desired direction at the expense of other directions.
  • the antenna element array may also be configured to null a radiation pattern in one particular direction.
  • a collective directionality of the antenna element array obtained through the arrangement may be greater than that provided by any individual antenna element, and thus a higher antenna gain may be provided, both for reception and transmission of RF signals.
  • an antenna assembly including two or more separate antenna element arrays, for example, a first array for receiving electromagnetic signals and another (e.g. second) array for transmitting electromagnetic signals.
  • some elements of either or both of the two or more separate antenna element arrays may be disposed across the same plane of the assembly, while other elements of either or both of the two or more separate antenna arrays may be disposed across different planes of the assembly.
  • some antenna array elements such as signal distribution lines (for a TX Antenna Array) and/or signal aggregation lines (for an RX Antenna Array) may be disposed across separate planes of the antenna assembly.
  • An assembly of antenna elements forming an array of antenna elements and/or a combination of antenna element arrays may be referred to and treated as "an antenna” or as an "integrated composite antenna” (ICA).
  • ICA integrated composite antenna
  • an integrated composite antenna (ICA) structure composed at least partially of one or more antenna element clusters of a first type.
  • An antenna element cluster of the first type may be comprised of a set of antenna elements of a first type and placed in proximity to one another on the same plane.
  • Antenna elements of the first type may be radiating antenna elements, and radiating antenna elements within the same cluster may be connected to one another through an intra-cluster signal line.
  • Each antenna element cluster may include a dedicated intra-cluster signal line with multiple nodes, some for connecting to antenna elements and one for electrically connecting, directly or indirectly, to a transmission signal line.
  • an antenna element cluster of the first type may be referred to as a transmission (TX) antenna element cluster, a transmission type antenna element cluster, or an antenna element cluster of a transmission type.
  • a transmission type antenna cluster may be electrically connected, directly or indirectly, to a transmission signal output line of an RF transmitter or an RF transceiver, and may thus form a (TX) antenna or directional TX antenna array.
  • a TX antenna array may include two or more transmission type antenna element clusters, each with its own intra-cluster signal line, connected to one another through an electrical signal path including one or more inter-cluster signal lines.
  • Intra-cluster signal lines of the TX antenna array may be referred to as intra-cluster signal distribution lines
  • inter-cluster signal lines of the TX antenna array may be referred to as inter-cluster signal distribution lines.
  • radiating antenna elements of the transmission antenna element cluster type may be connected to a transmission signal (TX) line of the ICA through a signal path including an intra-cluster signal distribution line and an inter-cluster signal distribution line.
  • the antenna elements, the intra-cluster signal lines and the inter-cluster signal lines may all be located on different planes and selectively interconnected by trans-planer electrical interconnect elements.
  • trans-planer interconnect elements may be part of the TX signal distribution path from the TX signal line to the individual radiating TX antenna elements.
  • a trans-planner interconnect may be used to connect each of one or more points on an inter-cluster signal distribution line to a respective intra-cluster signal distribution line residing on a different plane of the ICA.
  • a trans-planer interconnect may also be used to connect each of one or more points on an intra-cluster signal distribution line to a respective radiating element residing on a different plane of an ICA according to embodiments.
  • the ICA may include one or more antenna element clusters of a second type, each cluster composed of two or more receive, receiver or receiving antenna elements (all three usable interchangeably).
  • a receiver antenna element of a cluster may be disposed on the same of parallel plane as a radiating element of corresponding cluster of the first type.
  • receiving antenna elements of a cluster of the second type may be disposed in an interlaced manner with radiating antenna elements of a corresponding cluster of the first type, such that a receiving antenna element of the ICA may be located in-between radiating elements, and visa-versa.
  • An antenna element cluster of radiating elements interlaced with an antenna element cluster of receiving elements may be referred to as a Bidirectional Antenna Element Cluster (BAEC).
  • An ICA may include one DAEC or a set of BAEC's spaced at some distance from one another.
  • Receiver antenna elements of an antenna element cluster of the second type may be electrically interconnected to one another through an intra-cluster signal line, which intra-cluster signal line may be referred to as an intra-cluster signal aggregation line.
  • Each antenna element cluster of receiving elements may include a dedicated intra-cluster signal aggregation line with multiple nodes, some for connecting to receiving antenna elements and one for electrically connecting, directly or indirectly, to a receive (RX) signal line.
  • RX receive
  • an antenna element cluster of the second type may be referred to as a receiver or receive (RX) antenna element cluster, a receiver type antenna element cluster, or an antenna element cluster of a receiving type.
  • a receiving type antenna cluster may be electrically connected, directly or indirectly, to a receiver signal input line of an RF receiver or an RF transceiver, and may thus form an (RX) antenna or directional RX antenna array.
  • An RX antenna array may include two or more receiving type antenna element clusters, each with its own intra-cluster signal line, connected to one another through an electrical signal path including one or more inter-cluster signal lines.
  • Intra-cluster signal lines of the RX antenna array may be referred to as intra-cluster signal aggregation lines
  • inter-cluster signal lines of the RX antenna array may be referred to as inter-cluster signal aggregation lines.
  • receiving antenna elements of the receiver antenna element cluster may be connected to a receiver signal (RX) line of the ICA through a signal path including an intra-cluster signal aggregation line and an inter-cluster signal aggregation line.
  • the antenna elements, the intra-cluster signal lines and the inter-cluster signal lines may all be located on different planes and selectively interconnected by trans-planer electrical interconnect elements.
  • trans-planer interconnect elements may be part of the RX signal aggregation path from the individual receiving RX antenna elements to the RX signal line leading to a receiver input.
  • a transplaner interconnect may be used to connect each of one or more points on an inter-cluster signal aggregation line to a respective intra-cluster signal aggregation line residing on a different plane of the ICA.
  • a trans-planer interconnect may also be used to connect each of one or more points on an intra-cluster signal aggregation line to a respective receiving antenna element residing on a different plane of an ICA according to embodiments.
  • a second set of antenna element clusters may be disposed on either the first or on another plane of the multi-layer PCB.
  • the second set of antenna element clusters may be formed and interconnected to one another similarly to the first set of antenna element clusters, thereby forming a second antenna array on the same PCB as the first array.
  • One of the antenna arrays for example the first antenna array, may be configured as a beam-forming RF transmission antenna array.
  • the other antenna array disposed on the same PCB, for example the second antenna array may be configured as a beam-forming RF receiver/receiving antenna array.
  • the two antenna element arrays disposed on the same PCB form a bi-directional beam-forming RF antenna usable with RF transmitters, receivers and/or transceivers including those used in conjunction with terrestrial and satellite communication systems.
  • the first and second sets of antenna element clusters may each form a waveguide beam-forming network.
  • the first beam-forming network may be configured for operation at TX frequencies, such that it divides a signal from one source, such as the output of an RF transmitter, to a given number (e.g. 128) of transmitting areas or elements.
  • the second beam-forming network may be configured for operation at RX frequencies, such that it aggregates or combines signals from a given number (e.g. 128) of receiving areas or elements to the antenna output connected to an RF receiver input.
  • Each of the transmitting areas may include one or a cluster of multiple antenna elements, and likewise each receiving area may include one or a cluster of multiple antenna elements.
  • TX antenna clusters may be comprised of relatively smaller antenna elements than are RX antenna clusters.
  • the PCB may include at least one ground plane corresponding to the antenna element clusters.
  • a ground plane may correspond to the TX antenna element clusters.
  • a ground plane may correspond to the RX antenna element clusters.
  • the PCB may include two separate ground planes, one of the TX elements clusters and the other for the RX element clusters.
  • one of the antenna arrays may be connected to a transmission line of an RF transmitter or transceiver, while the second antenna array may be connected to a receive line of an RF receiver or transceiver.
  • a composite antenna according to embodiments may be mounted on an electromechanical turret or similar aiming platform.
  • the electromechanical turret may be connected to a controller by a controller or control system adapted to target or track a direction of a satellite or terrestrial wireless access point (e.g. base-station).
  • the antenna, turret, turret control system and functionally associated transceiver may be carrier on a moving platform such as a vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
  • Some embodiments of the invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment including both hardware and software elements. Some embodiments may be implemented in software, which includes but is not limited to firmware, resident software, microcode, or the like. Furthermore, some embodiments of the invention may take the form of a computer program product accessible from a computer-usable or computer-readable medium providing program code for use by or in connection with a computer or any instruction execution system.
  • a computer-usable or computer-readable medium may be or may include any apparatus that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
  • the medium may be an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system (or apparatus or device) or a propagation medium.
  • a computer-readable medium may include a semiconductor or solid state memory, magnetic tape, a removable computer diskette, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), any composition and/or architecture of semiconductor based Non-Volatile Memory (NVM), any composition and/or architecture of biologically based Non-Volatile Memory (NVM), a rigid magnetic disk, and an optical disk.
  • Some demonstrative examples of optical disks include compact disk - read only memory (CD-ROM), compact disk - read/write (CD-R/W), and DVD.
  • a data processing system suitable for storing and/or executing program code may include at least one processor coupled directly or indirectly to memory elements, for example, through a system bus.
  • the memory elements may include, for example, local memory employed during actual execution of the program code, bulk storage, and cache memories which may provide temporary storage of at least some program code in order to reduce the number of times code must be retrieved from bulk storage during execution.
  • I/O devices including but not limited to keyboards, displays, pointing devices, etc.
  • I/O controllers may be coupled to the system either directly or through intervening I/O controllers.
  • network adapters may be coupled to the system to enable the data processing system to become coupled to other data processing systems or remote printers or storage devices, for example, through intervening private or public networks.
  • modems, cable modems and Ethernet cards are demonstrative examples of types of network adapters. Other functionally suitable components may be used.
  • an integrated composite antenna including a first antenna element array comprising two or more antenna element clusters of a first type and disposed on a first plane provided, wherein each cluster is comprised of two or more radiating antenna elements electrically connected to one another with an intra-cluster signal line and the two or more antenna element clusters of the first type are electrically connected to one another through an inter-cluster signal line.
  • the ICA includes a transmission (TX) signal line disposed on a second plane and electrically connected to the inter-cluster signal line with a trans-planer interconnect, passing through a ground plane.
  • the ICA includes a second antenna element array comprising at least one antenna element cluster of a second type including receiving antenna elements disposed in an interlaced manner with radiating antenna elements of at least one of said antenna element clusters of the first type.
  • the intra-cluster signal line is a signal distribution line disposed on a plane other than the first plane and connected to each of two or more antenna elements with a trans-planer interconnect.
  • the ICA includes an intra-cluster signal aggregation line electrically connecting two or more receiving antenna elements of the antenna element cluster of the second type to one another.
  • the intra-cluster signal aggregation line is disposed on a plane different from a plane upon which said receiving antenna elements are disposed and is connected to respective receiving antenna elements through a trans-planer interconnect.
  • the intra-cluster signal aggregation line may electrically connect receiving antenna elements of a cluster of the second type to a Receive (RX) signal line through a signal path which includes a trans-planner interconnect.
  • RX Receive
  • Two or more receiving antenna elements of two or more clusters of the second type may be electrically connected to one another and to the RX signal line through an inter-cluster signal aggregation line residing on a plane other than the antenna element or intra-cluster planes.
  • One or more of the antenna element clusters of the first type may include: (a) two or more antenna elements configured for operation in the KA/K band; and (b) polarizers.
  • the polarizers may be integrated and may provide for circular polarization (LHCP/RHCP) on the antenna element clusters of the first type.
  • One or more of the antenna element clusters of the second type may include: (a) two or more antenna elements configured for operation in the KA/K band; and (b) polarizers.
  • the polarizers may be integrated and may provide for circular polarization (LHCP/RHCP) on the antenna element clusters of the second type.
  • a wireless communication system comprising a wireless transceiver and a composite antenna structure including at least one antenna element cluster of a first type having a set of radiating antenna elements disposed on a first plane and interconnected by an intra-cluster signal distribution line.
  • the antenna structure may include at least one antenna element cluster of a second type including a set of receiving antenna elements interconnected by an intra-cluster signal aggregation line and disposed, either on the first plane or on a plane parallel to the first plane, in an interlaced manner with the radiating antenna elements.
  • the composite antenna structure may include an inter-cluster signal distribution line interconnecting two or more antenna element clusters of said first type.
  • the radiating antennal elements and the intra-cluster signal distributions lines may be disposed on different planes and electrically interconnected through one or more trans-planer interconnects.
  • the intra-cluster signal distribution lines and the inter-cluster signal distribution lines may each be disposed on a different plane and interconnected through one or more trans-planer interconnects.
  • the intra-cluster signal distribution lines may be composed of a strip-line and the inter-cluster signal distribution lines may be formed by a cavity waveguide.
  • a transmission signal line of the composite antenna structure may be connectable or connected to an output of the RF transceiver.
  • the composite antenna structure according to embodiments may further include an inter-cluster signal aggregation line interconnecting two or more antenna element clusters of said second type.
  • the receiving antennal elements and the intra-cluster signal aggregation lines may be disposed on different planes and electrically interconnected through one or more trans-planer interconnects.
  • the intra-cluster signal aggregation lines and the inter-cluster signal aggregation lines may each be disposed on a different plane and interconnected through one or more trans-planer interconnects.
  • the intra-cluster signal aggregation lines may be composed of a strip-line and the inter-cluster signal aggregation lines may be formed by a cavity waveguide.
  • a receive signal line of the antenna structure may be connected to an input of the RF transceiver.
  • Fig. 3A there is shown a top view of a waveguide signal aggregation network of an exemplary receive (RX) antenna composed of an array of RX antenna elements electrically interconnected with one another according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the signal aggregation network corresponds to inter-cluster signal lines described herein, and the end nodes correspond to transplaner interconnect points between inter-cluster and intra-cluster signal lines.
  • Fig. 3B shows a top view of a waveguide signal distribution network of an exemplary transmit (TX) antenna composed of an array of TX antenna elements electrically interconnected with one another according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • TX transmit
  • the signal aggregation network corresponds to inter-cluster signal lines described herein, and the end nodes correspond to transplaner interconnect points between inter-cluster and intra-cluster signal lines.
  • Fig. 3C shows a top view of the RT and TX waveguide networks overlaid on one another in an isolated manner to form an exemplary bidirectional antenna composed of an RX antenna according to embodiments of the present invention interwoven, interlaced, overlaid or otherwise combined with a TX antenna according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • Adjacent transplaner interconnect contact points from two separate waveguide networks, as circled in Fig. 3C lead to intra-cluster signal lines of two interlaced antenna element cluster, one for an RX cluster and another for a TX cluster.
  • FIG. 4A there is a prospective exploded view of an exemplary three dimensional (3D) metallic assembly including cavity waveguides within an aluminum casing corresponding to the inter-cluster signal line networks shown in Figs. 3A and 3B .
  • FIG. 4A Also shown in Fig. 4A are zoomed in views of transplaner interconnects passing from each of the two cavity waveguide layers towards an intra-cluster signal line plane, according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4B is a side cross-section view of the assembly of Fig. 4A , showing the transplaner interconnects passing from each of the two waveguide layers through a ground plane and towards a PCB upon which the antenna elements are disposed. Not visible on Fig. 4B are the intra-cluster signal lines interconnected the antenna elements.
  • Fig. 5A there is shown a top view of two antenna element clusters, an RX antenna element cluster and a TX antenna element cluster, disposed on the same or parallel surfaces (Planes) of a PCB in an interlaced manner or pattern.
  • Each of the two interlaced clusters is of a different type and includes its own intra-cluster signal lines/waveguides.
  • the antenna elements of each of the clusters are interconnected to one another through a respective multi-node intra-cluster signal line.
  • each of their respective intra-cluster lines is shown to connect via a transplaner interconnect with a contact point on the inter-cluster signal lines/waveguide, for example, one of the ones shown on Fig. 4A .
  • Each of the intra-cluster multi-node signal lines may be connected to a respective point on a respective inter-cluster signal line/waveguide network with a transplaner interconnect, as understood from Figs. 4A and 5A together.
  • Fig. 5B shows an exploded prospective view of the arrangement of the antenna elements of Fig. 5A relative to each other and to the intra-cluster lines to which the antenna elements are connected.
  • the antenna elements of each of the clusters are disposed on a plane different from their respective intra-cluster signal lines and are connected thereto with trans-planer interconnects.
  • the antenna elements are separate from their respective intra-cluster signal lines by a ground plane.
  • the antenna elements used for radiating RF are polarized differently than those used for receiving RF.
  • the intra-cluster signal lines may be composed of strip-lines.
  • transplaner interconnects electrically connecting antenna elements, TX and RX antenna elements, to respective intra-cluster signal lines which are deposed on a plane or layer below the plane upon which the antenna elements are deposed.
  • signal lines, RX and/or TX may be composed at least partially of metallic waveguides, metallic cavity waveguides and/or some combination of the two.
  • Intra-cluster signal lines of an RX antenna array may be referred to as intra-cluster signal aggregation lines
  • inter-cluster signal lines of the RX antenna array may be referred to as inter-cluster signal aggregation lines.
  • a first set of antenna elements, forming an antenna element cluster may be disposed on a first plane of a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), while intra-cluster signal lines (also referred to as strip-lines) for electrically connecting the cluster element to each other, to form a cluster, may be disposed on a second plane of the multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB).
  • Trans-planer interconnects may connect each antenna element on the first plane with a respective corresponding point of the intra-cluster signal lines on the second plane in order to form an antenna element cluster.
  • Intra-cluster signal lines of an antenna array according to the present invention may be connected to one another through inter-cluster signal lines located on a third plane.
  • Each intra-cluster signal line(s) may be connected to a respective corresponding point of an inter-cluster signal line, through a transplaner interconnect, thereby forming an antenna array comprised of a set of interconnected antenna element clusters.
  • the inter-cluster signal lines may be connected to either a signal output line of a transmitter or a signal input line of a receiver.
  • the multilayer PCB stack-up of the antenna portions shown in Figs. 4B , 5A & 5B may include an upper radiating part and a lower part (ground-plane, strip-line,) used to divide (for the TX path) the signal coming from the waveguide by four and to combine (for the RX path) four received signals into one and send it through the waveguide.
  • Both the TX and RX antennas elements of the antenna may operate according to the same principle: the strip-line may be connected with the lower patch through a via-hole. This patch may be truncated on two opposite corners. Depending on the corners that are truncated, the same antenna can radiate a RHCP or a LHCP.
  • the truncated patch may be coupled to a parasitic square patch printed on the upper substrate.
  • the size of the patches and the size of the truncated part are the main parameters used to control the operation of the antenna in terms of Axial Ratio, Input matching, and bandwidth.
  • An antenna according to embodiments may integrate two different arrays (clusters), one working at the lower Ka band RX frequency (18.7 to 21.2 GHz) and the other working at the Ka Band TX frequency (29 to 31 GHz).
  • Figs. 6A & 6B show exemplary measured RX radiation pattern, amplitude and phase respectively, of an RX antenna array according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • Figs. 7A & 7B show exemplary measured TX radiation pattern, amplitude and phase respectively, of a TX antenna array according to embodiments of the present invention.

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  1. Integrierte zusammengesetzte Antenne, ICA, umfassend:
    ein erstes Antennenelementarray, umfassend zwei oder mehr Antennenelementgruppen einer ersten Art und an einer ersten Ebene angeordnet, wobei jede Gruppe aus zwei oder mehr Strahlungsantennenelementen besteht, die an einer gruppeninternen Signalleitung der ICA elektrisch aneinander angeschlossen sind, und die zwei oder mehr Antennenelementgruppen der ersten Art durch eine Zwischengruppensignalleitung der ICA elektrisch aneinander angeschlossen sind;
    ein zweites Antennenelementarray, umfassend mindestens eine Antennenelementgruppe einer zweiten Art, die Empfangsantennenelemente einschließt, die auf eine verschachtelte Weise mit Strahlungsantennenelementen von mindestens einer der Antennenelementgruppen der ersten Art angeordnet sind,
    eine gruppeninterne Signalaggregationsleitung, die zwei oder mehr Empfangsantennenelemente der Antennenelementgruppe der zweiten Art elektrisch aneinander anschließt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Übertragungssignalleitung, TX-Signalleitung, die an einer zweiten Ebene angeordnet und an der Zwischengruppensignalleitung mit einer transplanaren Verbindung, die durch eine Groundplane verläuft, die in der ICA enthalten ist und die gruppeninternen Signalleitungen von den jeweiligen Antennenelementen trennt, elektrisch angeschlossen ist; dass die gruppeninterne Signalleitung eine Signalverteilungsleitung ist, die an einer anderen Ebene als die erste Ebene angeordnet ist und an jedem von zwei oder mehr Antennenelementen mit einer transplanaren Verbindung angeschlossen ist, und dass die gruppeninterne Signalaggregationsleitung an einer Ebene, die sich von einer Ebene unterscheidet, auf der die Empfangsantennenelemente angeordnet sind, angeordnet ist und an jeweiligen Empfangsantennenelementen über eine transplanare Verbindung angeschlossen ist.
  2. ICA nach Anspruch 1, wobei die gruppeninternen Signalverteilungsleitungen und die Zwischengruppensignalverteilungsleitungen jeweils auf einer unterschiedlichen Ebene angeordnet sind und durch eine oder mehrere transplanare Verbindungen miteinander verbunden sind, wobei die gruppeninternen Signalverteilungsleitungen aus einer Streifenleitung bestehen und die Zwischengruppensignalverteilungsleitungen durch einen Hohlraumwellenleiter ausgebildet sind.
  3. ICA nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die gruppeninterne Signalaggregationsleitung Empfangsantennenelemente einer Gruppe der zweiten Art an einer Empfangssignalleitung, RX-Signalleitung, durch einen Signalpfad anschließt, der eine transplanare Verbindung einschließt.
  4. ICA nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei zwei oder mehr Empfangsantennenelemente von zwei oder mehr Gruppen der zweiten Art elektrisch aneinander und an die RX-Signalleitung durch eine Zwischengruppensignalaggregationsleitung, die sich an einer anderen Ebene als die Antennenelementsebene oder die gruppeninterne Ebene befindet, angeschlossen sind.
  5. ICA nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine oder mehrere der Antennenelementgruppen der ersten Art einschließen: (a) zwei oder mehr Antennenelemente, die für einen Betrieb in dem KA/K-Band konfiguriert sind; und (b) Polarisatoren.
  6. ICA nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Polarisatoren integriert sind und für LHCP/RHCP-Zirkularpolarisation sorgen.
  7. ICA nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine oder mehrere der Antennenelementgruppen der zweiten Art einschließen: (a) zwei oder mehr Antennenelemente, die für einen Betrieb in dem KA/K-Band konfiguriert sind; und (b) Polarisatoren.
  8. ICA nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Polarisatoren integriert sind und für LHCP/RHCP-Zirkularpolarisation sorgen.
  9. Drahtloses Kommunikationssystem, umfassend:
    einen drahtlosen Transceiver; und
    eine zusammengesetzte Antenne nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8.
  10. System nach Anspruch 9, wobei die gruppeninternen Signalverteilungsleitungen aus einer Streifenleitung bestehen und die Zwischengruppensignalverteilungsleitungen durch einen Hohlraumwellenleiter ausgebildet sind.
  11. System nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Antennenstruktur ferner eine Übertragungssignalleitung, die an einem Ausgang des HF-Transceivers angeschlossen ist, umfasst.
  12. System nach Anspruch 9, ferner umfassend eine Zwischengruppensignalaggregationsleitung, die zwei oder mehr Antennenelementgruppen der zweiten Art verbindet.
  13. System nach Anspruch 12, wobei die Empfangsantennenelemente und die gruppeninternen Signalaggregationsleitungen an unterschiedlichen Ebenen angeordnet sind und durch eine oder mehrere transplanare Verbindungen der ICA elektrisch verbunden sind.
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